It just works great. So much better than running back and forth to shoot with a timer. Also great for eliminating camera shake on tripod or long exposures. If your DSLR works with this remote, it is a must have. Most problems mentioned by some reviewers seem to me to be the issue with camera. I use it with D40. And though I wish it was more powerful, it works great. I've even used it across a small street from the camera.

Plus, D40 gives some options to users how we want to use the remote. In the main menu you can set the "Remote On Duration" to 1, 5, 10 or 15 min. And when you want to turn it on, you press the "Fn" button in the front(with the timer symbol) right under the button for flash. As you hold the button down, turn the Command Dial on the back. As it rotes between several options, you can choose simple remote or "2S" remote where it fires 2 seconds after you press the remote. Very cool. You can press the remote and hide it!

And as someone mentioned, the remote works much better when there are lots of things to bounce off. In my experience, outdoors, the remote didn't work right behind the camera, but indoors, it worked just fine from the same position.

I don't know what most of the peeps here is biatching about, but mine works from all kinds of direction ( as long as you point it towards the camera) I used the control behind the camera and it senses it just fine. This product is cool. I bought it solely to alleviate a time consuming stop motion project.

Seems to work fine. Light weight. Instructions were not in the box and I couldn't find my D-80 manual. Took a few minutes to figure out. Does not work well off axis.

I love this item. The price was very reasonable. It makes it possible to join your family for photos. It works quite well and is small enough to put in a pocket or in any camera case. My only suggestion is to be sure to look in your camera's manual to find directions for use of the remote. The remote itself doesn't come with instructions.

This is an excellent companion when used with the new Nikon D90; its small size and VERY easy triggering (no need to point directly at the source sensor, just in its VERY vague vicinity). I know that operational proximity & ease of triggering are important performance characteristics to many prospective buyers, so I'll provide more specificity: the unit's operational proximity exceeds that which has been advertised (16.4 ft.) by 10-12% (appx. 18.2 ft.) -- perhaps this is a result of my use with a new model that had not yet been released when these "specs" were written, or perhaps the newness of the battery is at play, or conservative spec writing -- I suspect it's ultimately some combination of these three factors -- I'm not sure, but the results are absolutely great! When considering the price, acceptable fit/finish & reliable feel, this item win this a 5 star without hesitation, it comes with a black, snug-fitting tasteful case w/ Velcro seal. One small caveat: the unit must be VERY close to the body when attempting to trigger from behind the camera. A couple of configurations required that I move it in front of the camera altogether, not a big deal at all, but others have expressed concern on this issue or as part of a future "wish list," and Nikon seems to have left this design aspect unchanged with their newest dSLR (the D90, as of 07 OCT 2008).